Lake Amik

Lake Amik or the Lake of Antioch was a large freshwater lake in the basin of the in , Turkey. It was located north-east of the ancient city of Antioch. The lake was drained between the 1940s–1970s.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • Description: lake dried by the Turkish state in the 20th century, in Hatay
  • Also known as
    “Anuk Lake”
    “Bahr-Agoule”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hatay Airport.
Kulburator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aerodrome
is an international airport…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aktaş and Amik Valley.
Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . is situated 4 km east of Lake Amik.
Radyokid, Public domain.
Locality
The is a plain in , southern . is situated 4½ km southeast of Lake Amik.
Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . is situated 7 km west of Lake Amik.

Lake Amik

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Latitude
36.35824° or 36° 21′ 30″ north
Longitude
36.2912° or 36° 17′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G8R975R+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4853049639
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q3656281

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Amik” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة العمق”
  • Bulgarian: “Антиохия”
  • Dutch: “Lake Amik”
  • Esperanto: “Lago Amik”
  • Esperanto: “Lago Antioĥio”
  • French: “Lac Amik”
  • German: “Amik-See”
  • Hebrew: “אגם אנטיוכיה”
  • Hebrew: “ימת אמיק”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amiksjøen”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਮਿਕ ਝੀਲ”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Amik”
  • Russian: “Амик (озеро, Турция)”
  • Russian: “Амик”
  • Turkish: “Amik Gölü”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Amik”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hatay Airport ARFF and Hatay Havalimanı İç ve Dış Hatlar Terminali.

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